Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) neutralised over 50 Boko Haram members during a cross-fire at Farin- Kasa Area, Chukun LGA in Kaduna. The NSCDC spokesperson, Babawale Afolabi, who disclosed this in a statement, said that the incident took place on Monday evening. Afolabi said...
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Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have ambushed a monitoring team of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). The attack occurred on Monday, in the Farin-Kasa area of Chukun Local Government Area, Kaduna State when the operatives were inspecting the National Grid installation in Shiroro, Niger State. Disclosing this...
The Police Command in Kaduna State, says its operatives have nabbed six suspected kidnappers, one cattle rustler and five vandals. The command’s spokesperson, ASP Mansir Hassan, who confirmed the development in a statement issued on Saturday in Kaduna, said one locally made firearm and charms were recovered. Hassan said...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Air Component of “Operation Fansan Yamma” has dismantled a major bandits’ enclave located within Dunya Hill and Batauna Forest in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Director, Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Air Commodore Olusola Akinboyewa, made this...
The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has adjourned the trials of three officials of the Kaduna State Government to February 4th and 5th, 2025. Mr. Aruwan Samuel Peter, Mrs. Bada Nasara Joy Shizzer, and Mr. Abdullahi Tijjani Mohammed are being prosecuted for asset declaration breaches at the Tribunal following...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Kaduna State Police Command has arrested three members of a notorious kidnap syndicate in the state. The command’s spokesman, ASP Mansir Hassan, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, said the suspected kidnappers were nabbed on Tuesday and that one AK-47 rifle with...
The Catholic Bishop of the Sokoto Diocese, Hassan Kukah, has said the worst period in the country’s history is over and urged citizens to be more united. Kukah made the call on Tuesday in Abuja at the public presentation of a book titled, “Judicial Terrorism” – ‘A Macabre Trial...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna Kaduna State Police Command has rescued two kidnapped victims, recovered 203 suspected rustled livestock and detained five suspected rustlers. The Command’s spokesman, ASP Mansir Hassan confirmed the development in a statement issued on Sunday in Kaduna. Hassan said, “On Oct. 31, acting on credible intelligence...
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Ahaji Mohammed Idris, says President Bola Tinubu is committed to alleviating the suffering of Nigerians. Idris said this on Sunday in Kaduna when he featured in a live phone-in programme of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), Hausa Service, Kaduna, ‘Hannu Da...
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State has vowed to challenge the validity of Oct. 19, Local Government elections across the state in the court of law. The party condemned what it described as clandestine swearing-in of the 23 local government council Chairmen in the state by Gov....
Kaduna State Police Command has announced the recovery of two stolen vehicles and the detention of six suspects, as well as a suspected kidnapper. The Command’s spokesperson, ASP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the developments in a statement issued on Thursday in Kaduna. He said on October 25, at approximately 20:00...
The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday, has opened investigation into alleged abandoned Gidanwaya-Guaran Dutse-Waman Rafi-Saminaka-Kano road project in Kaduna state worth N1.46 billion. The committee registered its displeasure during an investigative hearing on Tuesday in Abuja while quizzing the Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry...
The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), has advised inhabitants of Afaka, Kauya, and Mando, to stay clear NDA’s open range during the upcoming shooting exercise. The Academy Public Relations Officer, Maj. Mohammed Maidawa made the announcement in a statement issued on Saturday in Kaduna. Maidawa said: “The NDA wishes to...
The National Directorate of Employment(NDE), Kaduna State Directorate, has urged youths and women to register for the 93,731 employment programme for unskilled and unemployed persons across Nigeria. The State Coordinator, Hajiya Halima Waziri, gave the advice on Friday during a press briefing in Kaduna. She said that the programme...
The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has summoned the Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Works, Mr Yakubu Kofarmata, to come and answer questions on some of the abandoned roads across the country. The committee, at its sitting on Thursday in Abuja, particularly demanded answers on...
A High Court in Kaduna State on Thursday, ordered the forfeiture of a Samsung S20, 3 Hp laptops, three exotic cars and N9.5million cash belonging to a convict, Stephen James, to the Federal Government. Delivering Judgment, Justice Dairus Khobo, sentenced James after he pleaded guilty to internet related fraud...
The Nigerian Army on Saturday pulled out 15 Generals of the Artillery Corps who retired from active military service. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that out of the 15 retired artillery officers pulled out of active service at the Nigerian Army School of Artillery (NASA), in Kachia...
Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission (KADSIECOM), has said the candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have won the elections conducted in all the 23 local governments and 255 wards in the state. Hajara Mohammed, KADSIECOM’s Chairman, disclosed this on Saturday in Kaduna. Mohammed said: “The Electoral and Returning...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State has debunked reports that the party was boycotting Saturday’s local government elections in the state. Mr Edward Marsha, the state PDP Chairman, gave the hint while speaking with newsmen in Kafanchan, headquarters of Jema’a Local Government Area. “It is not true...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of the son of the former State Governor, Sen. Ahmed Makarfi, Faisal, in an auto-crash along Kaduna to Kano highway on Saturday. Its Kaduna State Sector Commander, Kabir Nadabo, confirmed the accident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...